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· Closing_evidence · 03/31/2026
EfficiencyOne files 2027–2031 DSM Resource Plan and Purchase Agreement with NSEB, proposing $318.75M in flat-funded energy efficiency, demand response, and solar-PV programming
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- Efficiencyone filed its 2027–2031 Demand Side Management Resource Plan with the Nova Scotia Energy Board on March 31, 2026, seeking approval of a five-year Purchase Agreement with Nova Scotia Power Incorporated at a flat annual budget of $63.75M (total $318.75M), held at 2026 levels to prioritize Affordability by avoiding inflationary increases.
- The Preferred Plan targets 435.4 GWh in energy savings (0.8% of NS Power load), 85.0 MW peak demand savings, and 1.7 GWh of residential solar-PV generation, and achieves a 2.4 PAC Cost Effectiveness ratio, delivering an estimated $682.5M in ratepayer benefits over the plan period.
- Customer incentives are increased from 66% to 71% of total investment compared to the 2026 DSM Extension, with dedicated Low Income Programs and equity investments including the Affordable Multifamily Housing And Non Profit Organizations Amf program, Affordable Single Family Homes Asfh, and the Mikmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project, collectively accounting for approximately 11% of residential savings targets.
- The 2025 Annual Progress Report filed concurrently shows the 2023–2026 plan achieved 82–84% of energy and demand savings targets through 2025, with demand response underperforming at 42% of capacity targets; the Residential Behaviour program was paused indefinitely in May 2025 following a Nova Scotia Power Incorporated cybersecurity incident that disrupted AMI data feeds, and both the Green Heat and Appliance Retirement programs were terminated.
- Efficiencyone requests an interim order approving 2027 funding levels if a final decision cannot be rendered before January 1, 2027, and proposes a new mid-term check-in process with the Demand Side Management Advisory Group in 2029 to address DSMAG oversight concerns arising from the 2022 extension of DSM plan terms to five years.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-1 2027-2031 DSM Plan Application
- E-1-(i) Appendix A - Attachment 1 - 2027-2031 Modelling Assumptions
- E-1-(ii) Appendix A - Attachment 3 - 2027-2031 Energy Efficiency & Solar-PV Technical Tables
- E-1-(iii) Appendix A - Attachment 4 - 2027-2031 Demand Response Technical Tables
- E-1-(iv) Appendix B - Attachment 1 - RBIA Summary Results
- E-2 2025 DSM Annual Progress Report
- 101446 Letter enclosing application